Re: high-level NEWS file?

[Karim Belabas <Karim.Belabas@math.u-bordeaux.fr>]

* Sam Steingold [2017-11-28 18:44]:
> Trying to address https://sourceforge.net/p/clisp/bugs/659/,

Note that the current PARI version is 2.9.0; I believe most of the API changes
replated to that ticket occurred in 2.4/2.5 cycle, about 6 to 10 years ago.

> I cannot find a high-level NEWS file which would list all public
> interface changes.

See COMPAT in distribution toplevel.

> E.g.,
> gi, gpi, ordvar are now gone - what replaced them?

- gi -> gen_I()
- there is no equivalent to the global 'gpi' which had an unpredictable
  accuracy. mppi(prec) is the closest equivalent

> geuler is now gone - what replaced it?

mpeuler(prec)

> polvar is now gone - what replaced it? gpolvar?

There is no direct equivalent for ordvar or polvar; why do you need them ?

Cheers,

    K.B.
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